William H. Langdon Jr. is the founder and CEO of Langdon Capital Management Inc. (LCM), established in 1991.
LCM is an independent and full-service financial and consulting firm, providing a vast array of financial solutions for both companies and individuals.
Langdon has 17 years experience in the financial and retirement planning industry and is board certified in mutual funds and retirement plans. He specializes in IRAs, rollover IRAs, insurance, educational funding, retirement transition services, small business retirement plans, 401Ks, 403bs and estate planning.
Prior to LCM, Langdon served as district manager and registered representative with Waddell and Reed Financial Services Inc. from 1988 to 1991.
While he credentials are impressive, something else sets Langdon apart. His philosophy ? stewardship over salesmanship ? permeates every client’s relationship based on building a close, strong and long-standing relationship.
‘We’re relationship based,? he said. ‘We build relationships for a living. We don’t sell products for a living.?
Langdon describes LCM as ‘big enough to provide professionalism, yet small enough to provide personalized services.?
Langdon’s educational background is extensive. He is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in administration and business sociology. He is a graduate of Michigan State University’s Life-Health-Disability Institute’s board certification and of the Institute of Business and Finance, with board certification in mutual funds and retirement funds administration.
Langdon’s past professional associations have included Goodrich’s Lion’s Club District 11D-1; co-chair of the Ambassador’s Club and chair of the golf committee for the Farmington/Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce; co-chair of the fund-raising and project committee for Oakland County Easter Seals; fund-raising committee for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation; co-chair of the golf committee and Ambassador’s Club for the Southfield Chamber of Commerce; chair of the Ambassador’s Committee and three-year member of the board of directors for the Lake Orion Chamber of Commerce.
Langdon is still busy with professional and community activities. Since 1989, he has been a member of the Financial Planning Association (member of the Practitioner’s Division since 1990).
He has been active with the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce since 1999, serving three years on the board of directors, four years as chair of Concerts in the Park, three years co-chair of the golf committee, Ambassadors Club, 2004-2005 Treasurer and 2004-2005 Executive Committee.
Since 2001, he has been active in the Clarkston Rotary Club, both on the board of directors and chair of fund-raising and community involvement. He is also on the stewardship and fund-raising committee and the finance and endowment committee of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
Langdon’s most recent community involvement is as co-founder of the Clarkston Philanthropic Endeavor (CPE) in 2004. This coalition of local business people has as its goal the placement of automatic external defibrilators (AEDs) in public places throughout Clarkston. AEDs are the latest technology in helping people in cardiac emergencies.
Langdon Capital Management Inc. is located in the Clarkston-Waterford-Northville area. Telephone is 248-666.2800 or 1-800-755-7574. Fax is 248-666-4060. Email is LCMMI@aol.com.
*Langdon Capital Management is not a subsidiary of nor controlled by ING Financial Partners Inc. Registered representative of and Securities offered through ING Financial Partners Inc., member SIPC.